Tánaiste says Ireland working closely with EU and UK amid growing fear of war between Israel and Hizbullah militants
Mr Martin, who is also Minister for Foreign Affairs, said the department has done “significant contingency planning to prepare for a possible consular crisis as a result of an escalation in Lebanon ” between Israel i forces and
An estimated 100 Irish citizens and their dependents are living in Lebanon. “Many are long-term residents and do not plan to leave unless the situation deteriorates significantly. This does not include Irish military personnel assigned through UN tasking as UNIFIL,” he told Independent TD Cathal Berry, a former Army captain.
The Tánaiste said that if the situation deteriorated significantly “in essence if there is a war between Hizbullah and Israel, our aircraft options will be very limited, by definition, because that could become a war zone very quickly”.
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